Joseph fournier



(No Model.)

J. FOURNIER,v Jr.

BREAD BOX.,

Patented Mar. 28,1882.

ATTORNEYS. 4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH FOURNIER, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BREAD-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,611, dated March 28, 1882, Application filed March 1, 1.882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH FOURNIER, Jr., of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Bread- Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists principally ofa breadbox provided with a board upon which to out the bread, the board being provided with means for holding the bread-knife. The inside of the box is provided with suitable cleats for supporting the board in horizontal position for use and for holding it edgewise next to the front of the box, upon the inside of the box, when not in use, and the ends of the board are rounded off so that it will not bind with thesides of the box when held in its edgewise position, andthese' features also constitute a part of my invention.

My invention also consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my new and improved bread-box as it appears when the lid is open and the board in its edgewise position; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, the board being shown in horizontal position for use.

Arepresents the box, and B represents the board upon which the loaf of bread is sup ported while being cut. The box A may be of any suitable size, audit may be made of wood, tin, galvanized iron, or any other suit able material.

Inside of the box, upon the side pieces, a a, are secured the side cleats, b b, and upon the inside of the front piece or board of the box is secured the cleat b. The side cleats, b b, are secured a distance from the front piece, a, and a distance below the upper edges of the side pieces, a a, equal to the thickness of the board B, and the cleat b is secured adistance below the upper edge of the front piece, a, of the box equal to the width of the said board B, so that the board maybe placed edgewise upon the cleat 12, between the front piece, a, and the cleatsb b, as shown in Fig. 1, or taken from that position and placed in a horizontal position for use upon the side cleats, b b, as shown in Fig. 2. I

To facilitate the withdrawal of the board from and the replacement of it to its edgewise position, I round the ends of the board, as shown at ff, so that the board cannot bind at its ends between the side pieces, a a, ofthe box, as would be the case if the ends of the board were made square across.

Upon the under or inner side of the board B is secured the block 0, which is formed with the slot or kerf c, which is adapted to receive and hold the bread'knife D, as shown in Fig. 1.

E represents the cover of the box, which is hinged to the box as shown in Fig. 1, and is provided with the slotted metal strap, 6, which moves on the pin or screw 2', driven or screwed into the inside of the side piece, a, for holding the cover from tipping too far back when the cover is opened, and when the lid is closed the strip is adapted to move down upon the pin or screw 1 toward the bottom of the box, so as not to interfere with the closing of the lid or cover, as will be clearly understood from Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The bread-box A, provided with the loaf supporting board B, adapted to be held inside of the box when not in use, substantially as described. I

2. The box A, provided upon the inside with the cleats b and b, in combination with the board B, substantially as described.

3. The board B, having the slotted block 0 secured to it for holding the bread-knife, substantially as described.

4. The board B, rounded at its ends, in combination with the box A, provided upon the inside with the cleats b and 11, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the box A, provided upon the inside with the cleats I) and b, of the board B, rounded at its ends and provided with the slotted block 0, substantially as described.

JOSEPH FOURNIER, JR.

\Vitnesses:

H. A. WEST, G. SEDGWICK. 1 

